Assistant​/Associate Professor in Interior Design

Position Title

Assistant/ Associate Professor in Interior Design

2026025

TTL

San Marcos

School of Family & Consumer Sciences

The Interior Design Program in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) at Texas State University invites applications for a tenure‑track assistant/associate professor position. This is a full‑time position with a nine‑month academic year appointment with the possibility of summer teaching. All positions are subject to availability of funds.

Texas State, a Hispanic‑Serving Institution with Emerging Research status, is located in central Texas between two large metropolitan areas, Austin and San Antonio. The Interior Design Program enrolls approximately 500 majors with ten full‑time and many part‑time faculty members serving the program. The program is accredited through the Council of Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). Graduates are qualified for careers helping others improve interior environments while expressing their own creative abilities.

Texas State’s interior design students gain skills and knowledge in ideation and concept development, sketching, drafting, space planning, stylistic history, design theory, materials, building systems, life safety codes, and business practices. Graduates are academically prepared to take the National Council for Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ) examination that must be passed to register as an interior designer in Texas and many other states.

Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate courses.
• Supervise design projects and portfolio development.
• Develop and revise curricula to meet accreditation standards.
• Conduct and publish high‑quality peer‑reviewed scholarly research/creative activities.
• Engage in appropriate levels of service to the school, college, university and to the profession.

• Earned graduate degree in interior design or a closely related field (e.g., M.F.A., M.I.D., M.Arch., M.S., or M.A.).
• Ability to teach interior design studios and lecture classes across the program curricula.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in scholarly activity and/or creative works.
• Proficiency in design‑related software, such as Revit, AutoCAD, Sketch‑up, and Adobe Creative Suite.

• Earned graduate degree in interior design or a closely related field (e.g., M.F.A., M.I.D., M.Arch., M.S., or M.A.).
• Established research or creative scholarship agenda with a recent record of peer‑reviewed publications or recognized/published creative scholarship.
• Extensive experience teaching undergraduate and/or graduate students.
• Experience mentoring undergraduate or graduate student research.

• Doctorate in interior design or a closely related field.
• At least one degree in interior design or architecture.
• College‑level teaching experience in interior design or a related discipline and professional experience in residential, healthcare, and/or commercial interior design practice.
• National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) certification and design‑related certification (e.g., LEED AP or WELL AP certification, and/or professional licensure).
• Active involvement in professional organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in scholarly activity and/or creative works.
• Demonstrated ability or potential to secure external funding.

• Doctorate in interior design or a closely related field and professional experience in residential, healthcare, and/or commercial interior design practice.
• National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) certification.
• LEED AP or WELL AP certification, and/or professional licensure.
• Leadership experience in professional organizations.
• Record of internal and/or external funding as PI or Co‑PI.
• Recognition through teaching, research, and/or service awards.
• Proficiency in design‑related software, such as Revit, AutoCAD, Sketch‑up, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Administrative experience in higher education (e.g., program coordinator, CIDA coordinator, etc.).

Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will be accepted…